Internet divided as 'egg' UFO retrieval video airs on TV
The internet has been left divided over an 'egg-shaped craft' recorded during a UAP retrieval operation after the video was aired on TV for the first time.
NewsNation aired the footage that 'clearly showed' the object dangling in a sling from a helicopter on Saturday night.
The alleged craft was about 20ft long and resembled the UAP encountered by the Navy off the east coast of the US in 2015, suggesting a connection between these unidentified objects, NewsNation reported.
It was pointed out in the video that the object had no markings, being 'perfectly smooth', and no 'visible' means of propulsion or way to look inside.
After the segment aired, Redditors had mixed opinions on the footage's veracity, although many were impressed by what they saw.
'This is pretty cool. I don’t know what you guys were expecting of a nighttime retrieval. This is actually more clear than I thought it would be. It helps to lower expectations,' one wrote.
Another said: 'I had a feeling that the video would be somewhat ambiguous. I'm not sure this is gonna move the needle without more substantiating evidence. I think it's great, personally, but this isn't gonna convince Joe Taxpayer.'
'Probably is real. But you aren’t going to convince people with this. To claim this is any different from any other sketchy video already seen (outside the gimbal & go fast) is a stretch & hardly going to make anybody new sit up & take notice. Too bad,' another wrote.
NewsNation aired the footage which 'clearly showed' the object dangling in a sling from a helicopter
The outlet was told the craft was about 20ft long. It's said to resemble the UAP encountered by the Navy off the east coast of the US in 2015, suggesting a connection between these unidentified objects
However, other users were much less convinced.
'Well, the video quality is better than I expected, I'll give them that. The object itself? With no frame of reference to judge size, it could be an actual chicken egg as far as I can tell,' one Redditor wrote.
Another said: 'This video could not have been cheap to make with the cost of eggs these days!'
'No reference to size, this could literally be a chicken egg on a string, with helicopter noises edited in,' a third added.
'This shows nothing. This is not earth shattering, redefining man kind evidence they were promising,' another wrote.
A fifth commented: 'I knew the footage was not going to be good. But what exactly am I looking at here? An egg on the end of a fishing rod?'
Other users pointed out some potential issues with the credibility of the footage.
'What kind of terrain is this supposed to be on? Something about the scaling and shadow feels off,' one questioned.
'Well, the video quality is better than I expected, I'll give them that. The object itself? With no frame of reference to judge size, it could be an actual chicken egg as far as I can tell,' one user wrote
Another eagle-eyed user said: 'If this was in the desert how is the helicopter not blowing up dust and sand like crazy.'
'So, like, wouldn't they drop off the egg thing on a truck or something or a base? Why are they dropping it off on the ground of what appears an empty desert field?' another wrote.
'No prop wash? I could fake this in my house right now in an hour,' a Redditor added.
Another user replied by pointing out the lack of sway in the rope.
'So, they retrieved and filmed just an egg-shaped thing. It wasn't flying, it wasn't doing anything. What a load of utter nonsense this is,' one user said.
The video, which was kept in the dark until its bombshell release, is the latest video footage that has made the rounds online in recent weeks seemingly depicting a UFO.
Widespread interest and coverage of the subject surged after drones were seen flying across New Jersey last month.
Offering a solution to the mystery, Tucker Carlson made a shocking claim that the mysterious drones were controlled by a Chinese mothership satellite.
Tucker Carlson discussed the mysterious drones on his show this week, saying he was told the objects were controlled by China
The White House repeatedly stated that the drone sightings are not a foreign adversary, pose no threat and are not part of a US military operation
The first sightings appeared over the Picatinny Arsenal in Rockaway and President-elect Donald Trump's golf course in Bedminster in November, followed by thousands more in the skies.
While the US government was quick to dismiss claims they were foreign adversaries, Carlson claimed he was told otherwise.
He said, 'an intel person' told him that the drones 'were in fact Chinese,' explaining the US government took down a Chinese satellite 'that was a command and control satellite for these drones.'
Carlson appeared to be hinting at a Beijing-operated satellite known as GaoJing 1-02 which fell from space on December 21.
Astronomers tracking such devices confirmed the Chinese satellite re-entered Earth's atmosphere above New Orleans and headed north towards Mississippi, Arkansas and Missouri before burning up in the atmosphere.
But Carlson claimed it was 'taken down by the US government.'
He made the claims while speaking with independent journalist Michael Shellenberger, who heard a similar explanation for the drones.
'Somebody told me that that the military got one of the orbs, opened it up and it was Chinese,' Shellenberger said.
The White House repeatedly stated that the drone sightings - which coincidentally began on November 18 - are not a foreign adversary, pose no threat and are not part of a US military operation.
But Carlson said his inside source told him that 'the belief was the Chinese government was sending the following message, 'We're moving on Taiwan.''
